I’m sure I’m not alone in my occasional habit of wandering around the butcher, fishmonger, green grocers looking for inspiration for the next meal. So unsurprisingly, I once again found myself browsing the local fishmonger’s fridges, looking for Saturday lunch, nothing difficult, nothing dramatic but definitely tasty. And then I spotted them – packets of little brown shrimps. I immediately got to thinking of potted shrimp and although I’ve eaten potted shrimp as a starter in restaurants on a few occasions I have never made it myself.

Well there’s a first time for everything so here’s my attempt.

Actually they were rather good and so easy to prepare that I’ll definitely repeat this recipe.